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NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES
A 1982 Gallup poll revealed
more than 8 Million Near Death Experiences in the United
States alone.........
What is a Near-Death
Experience (NDE)?
Although most
people who have come close to death say they remember nothing, as
many as a third may later report that "something happened." That
"something" might be a near-death experience, an NDE.
No two NDEs
are identical, but when numerous NDE reports are considered
together, a pattern becomes evident. Any single experience is
likely to include one or more of these aspects of the overall
pattern:
Feeling that the "self"
has left the body and is hovering overhead. The person may
later be able to describe who was where and what happened,
sometimes in detail.
Moving through a dark
space or tunnel.
Experiencing intensely
powerful emotions, ranging from bliss to extreme distress.
Encountering a light. It
is usually described as golden or white, and as being magnetic
and loving; rarely, it is perceived as a reflection of the fires
of hell.
Receiving some variant of
the message "It is not yet your time."
Meeting others: may be
deceased loved ones, recognized from life or not; sacred beings;
unidentified entities and/or "beings of light"; sometimes
symbols from one's own or other religious traditions.
A life review, seeing and
re-experiencing major and trivial events of one's life,
sometimes from the perspective of the other people involved, and
coming to some conclusion about the adequacy of that life and
what changes are needed.
Having a sense of
understanding everything, of knowing how the universe works.
Reaching a boundary, a
cliff, fence, water, some kind of barrier that may not be
crossed if one is to return to life.
In some cases, entering a
city or library.
Rarely, receiving
previously unknown information about one's life, e.g., adoption
or hidden parentage, deceased siblings, glimpses into future
events.
Decision to return may be
voluntary or involuntary. If voluntary, usually associated with
unfinished service to loved ones.
Returning to the body.
Most NDEs are pleasurable, but
others are deeply distressing. In either case, virtually all NDErs
sooner or later come to see the experience as beneficial.
